2015 Slam Challenge! French Open Edition

[Kirijax]

This was tough. Hard to go against the seeds for some reason...

Winner: Djokovic
RU: Nishikori
SF: Murray / Wawrinka
QF: Nadal / Ferrer / Berdych / Monfils
Darkhorse: Federer
Wildcard: Fognini

lease:

 

[Riotbeard]

Winner: Djokovic
RU: Nishikori
SF: Ferrer / Wawrinka
QF: Nadal / Murray / Berdych / Monfils
Darkhorse: Federer
Wildcard: Tsonga

 

[Aung Aung]

Winner: Djokovic
RU: Nadal
SF: Murray / Nishikori
QF: Wawrinka / Ferrer / Berdych / Monfils
Darkhorse: Federer
Wildcard: Tsonga

 

[El Dude]

That's right, it is hedging my bets (if that's the right term). In a way it is a safeguard, a lower ceiling but higher floor kind of deal, if that makes sense.

 

[Bounce It !!]

Aloha Everyone

I missed the AO, but then what I would have picked would hav gottem me too many points anyways. Seems 2014 Cincinati Challenger was my "beginners luck". But here goes:

W RAFA
F Novak

SF Stan Murray

QF Kyrgios Murray Berdych Nishikori

DH Federer

WC Dimitrov

Let's see what happens, 0-0 let's have some Fun!

 

[kskate2]

W: Djoker
F: Nadal
SF: Nishi, Murray
QF: Ferrer, Berd, Stan, Le Monf
Dark Horse: Fed
Wildcard: Nick

 

[El Dude]

Only 14 participants so far - the lowest in awhile. People can still place predictions with only a -3 penalty! Come on, tented, Murat, Moxie, sid, rahulpuwar, Moose, rafanoy, AntiPusher, fashionista, etc...

I was a bit confused - I thought action started Monday, not today. Oh well!

 

[Puppet Master]

You forgot about me Dude.
Anyway,
I am a sucker for this outcome, sorry, I can't help it.
W: Nadal
F: Federer
S: Murray Berdych
Q: Djokovic Ferrer Nishikori Monfils
Dark horse: Tsonga
Wildcard: ( I have no idea who to put here)

 

[nehmeth]

Steve Johnson shot down GGL - no more dark horse for me.

 

[crystalfire]

Steve Johnson shot down GGL - no more dark horse for me.

i cant believe you picked GGL in the first place hahahaha

 

[Carol]

Winner: Nadal
F: Federer
S: Neshi-Murray
Q: Novak, Ferrer, Berdych, Monfils
Dark horse, Wawrinka
Wildcard: Dimitrov

 

[kskate2]

Carol. Your Dark Horse cannot be someone that has won a slam in the last 2 years. So you can't choose Stan.

 

[Carol]

Carol. Your Dark Horse cannot be someone that has won a slam in the last 2 years. So you can't choose Stan.

Oops, I didn't know that part, then the Dark Horse I choose Sock

 

[El Dude]

OK folks, it looks like we have a three-way tie this time: Riotbeard, Aung Aung, and myself, El Dude.

Here are the rankings through two Slams, with AO and Roland Garros in parentheses)

1. 46 El Dude (27, 19)
2a. 43 crystalfire (27, 16)
2b. 43 kskate2 (27, 16)
4a. 37 Riotbeard (18, 19)
4b. 37 Kirijax (19, 18)
4c. 37 GameSetAndMath (23, 14)
7. 35 secrettennisjunkie (22, 13)
8a. 34 AungAung (15, 19)
8b. 34 Kieran (25, 9)
10. 32 Denisovich (18, 14)
11. 29 sid (25, 4)
12. 28 Ftan (21, 7)
13. 25 tented (21, 4)
14a. 24 Bounce It! (7, 17)
14b. 24 rahulpawar (20, 4)
16a. 23 nehmeth (7, 16)
16b. 23 Moose (19, 4)
16c. 23 rafanoy1992 (19, 4)
19. 21 herios (7, 14)
20. 20 AntiPusher (16, 4)
21. 18 fashionista (14, 4)
22. 16 MrT (12, 4)
23. 15 Puppetmaster (7, 8L)
24. 13 mrzz (9, 4)
25a. 12 Carol35 (7, 5L)
25b. 12 golds girl (8, 4)
27. 8 1972Murat (4, 4)

KEY
Bold means the winner of that round.
Italics means the default points, which is the lowest score -1
L means late penalty of -3 has been added; LL would be two late penalties, or -6

I've kept everyone on their who has participated at least once this year.

 

[Kieran]

Thanks for doing that, Dude... :clap

 

[Riotbeard]

:celeb::celeb::celeb:

 

[Kirijax]

Wow, I did better than I thought! Tied for 4th!

Thanks for doing it El Dude!

 

[Aung Aung]

wow didnt expect it.

Thanks for doing it El Dude

 

[ftan]

OMG.. my picks were soo wrong..lolz

 

[Kirijax]

The year-end winner should have this put under his name during the next year!

2015 Challenge Champion

:celeb:

El Dude is leading right now but this could easily turn after Wimbledon!